Mammalia - Primates - Purgatoriidae
Full reference: R. C. Fox and C. S. Scott. 2011. A new, early Puercan (earliest Paleocene) species of Purgatorius (Plesiadapiformes, Primates) from Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 85(3):537-548
Belongs to Purgatorius according to R. C. Fox and C. S. Scott 2011
See also Scott et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Purgatorius ceratops, Purgatorius janisae, Purgatorius mckeeveri, Purgatorius pinecreeensis, Purgatorius titusi, Purgatorius unio
Type specimen: UALVP 16070, a tooth (Right m2). Its type locality is Rav W-1 Horizon, which is in a Puercan terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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